FIA issue statement on Oscar Piastri car ahead of US Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri’s McLaren MCL38 was reportedly subject to ‘extensive physical inspections,’ at the Singapore Grand Prix, as the FIA released a technical report ahead of the United States Grand Prix. 

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Ahead of the United States Grand Prix, the FIA have released the technical delegate report which states that Piastri’s car was subject to more extensive physical inspections. 

This is the usual process as a car is randomly selected from the top 10 finishers of the previous race. 

In the report, it was stated a number of areas were inspected by the governing body’s scrutineering team which included; the homologated gearbox and component classification, gearbox dimensions and gear ratios.

Following these inspections, it was reported that all of the inspected components and items were found to be in compliance with the 2024 Formula 1 technical regulations. 

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In the statement, the FIA Technical Delegate, Jo Bauer said:

“After the race in Singapore, car number 81 was randomly chosen among the top ten cars for more extensive physical inspections. 

“Subject to these physical inspections were the homologated gearbox and component classification, the gearbox dimensions, the gear ratios and the UIIL submission for the inspected RNC assembly.

“All inspected components and items were found to be in conformance with the 2024 Formula One Technical Regulations.”

This means the Australian driver will not lose his third-place finish at the Singapore GP, and will remain fourth in the drivers championship with 245 points – eight points ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

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Kamron Kent

Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.